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| Date: | Friday 29 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F1A |
| Owner/operator: | Leuchars Target Facilities Flt RAF |
| Registration: | XM174 |
| MSN: | 95055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ballmullo Quarry, near Leuchars, Fife. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Crashed into Ballmullo Quarry near Leuchars, Fife. The pilot - Flt. Lt. E. Rawcliffe - had ejected due to a fire warning soon after take off from RAF Leuchars.
Took off for a test flight, fire warning activated, turned to land at Leuchars . All emergency lights & warning indicators activated. Pilot ejected and aircraft dropped into Ballmullo Quarry.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xm174.html
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1050918/
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316110916/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf1a.htm]l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 13:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-May-2018 12:56 | 958 | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
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